JUSTICIA European Rights Network Statement concerning the case of Beuze v Belgium (no. 71409/10) Hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, 20 December 2017 On 20 December 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human …
Rights News no. 34 – Autumn/Winter 2017
ICCL’s newsletter for Autumn/Winter 2017 is now available as a PDF: Rights News Autumn Winter 2017 and on ISSUU, below. If you’d like to subscribe to Rights News, let us know by writing to info@iccl.ie.
ICCL welcomes recommendations of the 8th Committee
The ICCL welcomes the decision of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution to recommend a referendum to directly repeal Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution. The ICCL also welcomes the Committee’s recommendations that abortion should be …
Election regulations are shutting down civil society: ICCL
8 December 2017 Election regulations are shutting down civil society, states ICCL The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today calling on Government to address deficiencies in Ireland’s electoral laws which are imposing severe restrictions on Irish civil society …
ICCL Submission to Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Data Retention Bill 2017
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …
ICCL launches training on Victims of Crime Act 2017
Dublin, 28 November 2017 The Victims’ Rights Alliance (VRA), of which ICCL is a member, yesterday broadly welcomed the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. ICCL, The Bar of Ireland and The Law Society of Ireland …
Human Rights Organisations call on Department of Justice to implement Ombudsman findings on Magdalene Redress Scheme
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR), Sage Support and Advocacy Service (SAGE), the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and Amnesty International Ireland have strongly welcomed today’s report by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall which …
Abortion laws central to the fight for women’s equality: UN expert
Today in Dublin human rights activists from all over the world will meet to discuss the difficulties of working to advance the human rights of women and girls in the face of restrictive abortion laws, and the ongoing challenges that …
Open Meeting on Public Services Card
On 11 October, the ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland hosted a public meeting addressing privacy concerns raised by the public services card (PSC) scheme being rolled out in Ireland. The meeting described the lack of legislative basis for the card, …
Annual Report 2016
Here is the ICCL Annual Report for 2016: ICCL Annual Report 2016